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Nielsen Details Console Usage in the U.S.

By james_fudge

Data from Nielsen reveals the usage trends of console users in the United States via surveys and metered usage.

According to the data, 62 percent of Xbox 360 users spend their time playing games, divided among offline and online play. PlayStation 3 owners spend a little under half of their console time playing games, says Nielsen. Further, PS3 owners spend more time playing games offline than 360 players.

According to Nielsen: "87 percent of users age 13+ say they have played video games of some kind for Xbox 360 and Wii, with 80 percent saying they have done so for PlayStation 3. Much of this is the result of traditional offline play, but nearly half of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 users say they play games online." Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on December 16, 2010 (boomark / email).